Most leadership roles pull you further and further away from the code until you’re just managing Jira tickets and staring at slide decks.

That’s a hard pass for us.

We believe the most effective Tech Leads are player-coaches: engineers who have earned the scars in production, still love the thrill of solving complex problems hands-on, and genuinely enjoy helping other developers level up.

We want an Azure Tech Lead, who bridges the gap between high-level architectural strategy and the daily realities of engineering, to join our Cloud squad. You’re just as comfortable pitching a robust cloud migration strategy to C-level stakeholders as you are diving into a repository to help unblock a team member on an Azure pipeline. You set the direction, you set the standard, and you build right alongside the crew.

The 75/25 Split (Give or Take)

We believe the best leaders stay sharp by keeping their hands dirty. You can expect a solid chunk of hands-on engineering work. Not because someone forces you to, but because you actually want to.

• The Build Days: You’re in the flow, designing landing zones, writing IaC, deploying services, and pair-programming with the team.

• The "Consultancy" Days: Some clients need extra guidance and strategic care. When complexity spikes, you shift effortlessly into a 50/50 balance, anchoring deep architectural decisions while managing stakeholder expectations and steering the delivery roadmap.

What You'll Do

• Driving the Ship: This isn't an administrative or check-the-box role. You are a Tech Lead in every sense: taking technical ownership and guiding project delivery from concept to "it's live and rock solid."

• Translating "Tech" to "Human": You’ll be discussing cloud governance and migration roadmaps with Directors and Engineering Managers one hour, and troubleshooting an Azure pipeline with a developer the next. You speak both languages fluently.

• Managing the Vibe: You know how to guide people, clear blockers, and align expectations in an open, friendly, and inclusive way. We value autonomy, pragmatism, and, most importantly, being someone people actually enjoy collaborating with every day.

Who You Are

As a person, you are collaborative, open-minded, kind and easy-going (no *ss-hats are wanted or needed).

Technology has likely been a central curiosity for most of your life. Maybe you started out taking apart computers, tinkering with games, or simply had that persistent itch that said, "I need to understandhow this works under the hood."

You probably began your career in software development, systems engineering, or DevOps/platform engineering. Along the way, you realized you don't just love the systems, you love unlocking potential in other engineers and guiding a team toward a shared win.

Tech Skills

• Architectural-level in Microsoft Azure

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• CI/CD & Automation

• Container Orchestration

• Observability & Reliability

• Security & Compliance

Bonus Points (read: not mandatory)

• Solid development or scripting background in languages like Python, Go, C#/.NET, or PowerShell—making automation and platform engineering feel like second nature.

• Relevant Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert or DevOps Engineer Expert).

• Multi-cloud awareness (AWS or GCP).

Language Requirement

Fluency in Swedish is a very-nice-to-have, and English is an absolute must.

Why? Because many of our collaborations and client environments in Stockholm operate in Swedish, while our technical dialogue and documentation often happen in English.

Let's Play!

Applying to us is straightforward:

• Upload your CV or link your LinkedIn profile.

• Answer a couple of quick questions (no "please-rewrite-your-resume" nonsense, promise).

• Feel free to drop a link to your GitHub, architecture write-ups, or anything technical you're proud of.

Please Note:

Playground Group does not provide visa sponsorship or relocation support. Applicants must already hold a permanent and independent right to work in Sweden and reside in the greater Stockholm area.

Welcome to Playground Group!

At Playground, you work on real, complex assignments for well-established and ambitious clients—not sideline bench projects or throwaway experiments. Our teams are trusted with production environments, platforms, and mission-critical cloud infrastructure that actually matters.

Here, professional growth comes from genuine ownership, shared curiosity, and taking pride in doing the work properly. You’re trusted to think, contribute, and elevate your craft, one meaningful step at a time.

Playground brings together specialized domains under one roof—combining an open culture and pragmatic engineering philosophy with direct access to deep technical expertise across modern tech stacks.

Buzzword Bingo: Azure, Bicep, Terraform, AKS, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Entra ID, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Helm, Docker, Kubernetes, Key Vault, API Management, Python, Go, C#/.NET, PowerShell, Azure Landing Zones, Cloud Adoption Framework, Entra ID, networking, security, and governance, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), telemetry, alerting, and monitoring, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Datadog, Grafana, zero-trust models, secret management (Azure Key Vault), cloud security posture. Playground Cloud Tech.